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US nonprofit · EIN 453697597 · Cranston, RIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 453697597) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990PF for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.2026 return IRS e-file (TEOS) 2026 release: 990PF for the year to 31 December 2025.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PF), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Simon W Wardwell Foundation's network

5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alfred P DegenPresident & Treasurer2018
8 yrs
David E FarnumCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Jessica WatersDirector2022
4 yrs
John J PartridgeVice President2018
8 yrs
Kathleen OrovitzDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alfred P DegenTreasurersince 2020
David E FarnumCompany secretarysince 2021
John J PartridgeVice President2022
Johnathan K FarnumPresidentsince 2020
Kenneth W WashburnVice Presidentsince 2020
Maureen SheridanExecutive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Maureen SheridanExecutive Director20$56k
David E FarnumPresident5$14k
Alfred P DegenTreasurer10$14k
Jessica WatersSecretary5$14k
Kathleen OrovitzDirector5$14k
John J PartridgeVice President10$12k

About

Legal name
Simon W Wardwell Foundation
EIN
453697597
Address
2000 Chapel View Blvd Ste 350, Cranston, RI, 02920-3040
State
Rhode Island
Activity (NTEE)
M111 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PF (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAlfred P Degen
≥8years on the filingsDavid E Farnum
≥8years on the filingsJohn J Partridge
≥4years on the filingsJessica Waters

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$20.3m
Net assets or fund balances
$20.3m